RCMP arrest man after assault in Eskasoni on Sunday

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SYDNEY, N.S. — An Eskasoni man is in custody after an alleged assault on Castle Bay Road on Sunday afternoon.

Baddeck RCMP made the arrest after first responding to a report of an erratic driver in Whycocomagh Portage that afternoon.

When they located the driver, a 54-year-old Eskasoni man, it was determined he had sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries as a result of an assault and he was transported to hospital by EHS.

Later that evening, Eskasoni RCMP located the 40-year-old suspect in the assault in Eskasoni and arrested him.

That man now faces charges of aggravated assault and assault causing bodily harm. He remains in custody and will appear in provincial court at a later date.

The accused and victim were known to each other, according to the RCMP. An ongoing investigation will have assistance from the RCMP forensic identification service .

Anyone who may have witnessed this incident, or has any information about it, is asked to contact the Eskasoni RCMP detachment at 902-379-2822, or anonymously though Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.